Spring medicinal plant courses offered
From our weekly issue dated February 24, 2010
Herbalist Debbie Lukas will offer several classes this spring to share knowledge about local medicinal plants. Beginning Thursday, March 11 there will be a 10-week “Beginning Herbal Pharmacy“ class from 9 a.m. to noon, introducing herbal preparation techniques such as infusing oils, making salve, tinctures, syrups, and poultices, encapsulating powders and the fine art of making herbal tea. Students will bring home samples they prepare.
A shorter version of these techniques is offered during two Pharmacy Intensives, on Saturday, March 20 and Saturday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn to make lotion and cream on Saturday, May 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. Preregistration is required.
Three rain-or-shine Spring Herb Walks will be held to introduce attendees to the vast array of wild and domestic medicinal plants that grow in the Siskiyou Region. The first two will be held at Illinois River Forks State Park on Saturday, March 27 and Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The third, on Saturday, May 22, will examine herbs that can be grown in a garden, as demonstrated by the home of Siskiyou Mountain Herbs, the Frog Farm, 9044 Takilma Road (9 miles southeast of Cave Junction), also from 10 a.m. to noon.
During the herb walks the class will discuss identifying characteristics, habitat, parts used, collection techniques, preparation and uses of herbal plants. As the season changes, different herbs will be viewed, as well as the different stages of growth of the same plants. There is a fee. Pre-registration is not necessary, although some supplies are recommended.EOB;
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